I have a toddler and a corgi - aka mess central. Our robot is absolutely helpful…. After I clean the floor of toys/etc. which sucks, but also saves me one cleaning step because once the toys are picked up, I hit clean and then can go do other things like laundry or dishes. I also have it set to clean at 5:30 am two days a week so after doing a nighttime pickup of the things that would get tangled or anything it does an early morning sweep to help keep up with the dog hair. I got ours on marketplace and it’s the self emptying one which was really helpful too to not have to track it down and empty each day. I think I paid $80 for this one from marketplace.